{"id":1368815,"date":"2026-05-14T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1368815"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T06:22:13","slug":"ukrainian-air-force-russia-used-731-air-attack-weapons-in-a-strike-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/ukrainian-air-force-russia-used-731-air-attack-weapons-in-a-strike-on-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Air Force: Russia used 731 air attack weapons in a strike on Ukraine at night"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>During the night of May 14, following a massive daytime drone assault, Russian forces continued their attack with a combined strike using UAVs and air- and ground-launched missiles, according to the Air Force Command, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/\">UATV English.<\/a><\/p>\n   <p>The main direction of the strike was Kyiv.<\/p>\n   <p>In total, 731 aerial targets were detected and tracked:<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>3 Kh-47 \u201cKinzhal\u201d aeroballistic missiles (launched from Lipetsk region);<\/li>\n   <li>18 \u201cIskander-M\u201d\/S-400 ballistic missiles (launched from Bryansk and Kursk);<\/li>\n   <li>35 Kh-101 cruise missiles (launched from Vologda region);<\/li>\n   <li>675 strike UAVs, including Shahed-type drones and decoys (launched from multiple regions in Russia and temporarily occupied Crimea).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n   <p>According to preliminary data as of 08:00, Ukraine\u2019s air defense destroyed or suppressed 693 targets \u2014 41 missiles and 652 drones:<\/p>\n    <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>29 Kh-101 cruise missiles;<\/li>\n   <li>12 \u201cIskander-M\u201d\/S-400 ballistic missiles;<\/li>\n   <li>652 UAVs of various types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n    <blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cHits were recorded from 15 missiles and 23 strike UAVs across 24 locations, as well as debris from downed drones at 18 locations,\u201d the Air Force reported.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n   <p>The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, unmanned systems, and mobile fire groups of Ukraine\u2019s Defense Forces.<\/p>\n   <p><strong>Read also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/more-than-30-injured-7-killed-in-kyiv-and-in-the-region-consequences-of-russia-s-massive-attack-on-ukraine-revealed\/\">More than 30 injured, 1 killed in Kyiv and in the region: consequences of Russia\u2019s massive attack on Ukraine revealed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the night of May 14, following a massive daytime drone assault, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1368816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,55],"tags":[76,78,72924],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1368815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-ukraine-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en","tag-russian-airstrikes-on-ukraine"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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